Dinh Q. Lê
Untitled 12 (from Vietnam to Hollywood Series), 2004
C-prints and linen tape
149 x 120 cm
In this photo weaving by Dinh Q. Lê, we see two images of wounded or fallen soldiers interlaced with a Buddha figure, the hand of Buddha seems to join the...
In this photo weaving by Dinh Q. Lê, we see two images of wounded or fallen soldiers interlaced with a Buddha figure, the hand of Buddha seems to join the hand of one of the soldiers.
Vietnamese-American artist Dinh Q. Lê was a distinguished artist in photography, film and installation and is considered one of Vietnam's most significant contemporary artists. His practice challenges how our memories are recalled and how society archives the evidence of human suffering. Le's work elucidates his commitment to the artistic process as a means of excavating history and the uncovering and revealing of alternate ideas of loss and redemption. As a child of the war and a migrant to the USA, his work was shaped by the lens of finding his identity through his individual and his country’s collective experience. Lê returned to Vietnam in 1993 and stayed until the sudden end of his life last year. Lê’s series of photo-weavings was initiated by his search of his real and imagined memories of the Vietnam war. His complex tapestries intertwine Vietnam movie images, found photographs and Buddhist icons to weave together his personal memories and how the war was perceived by the outside. His works have been exhibited at and/or collected by institutions worldwide including the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), the Tate Modern, The Mori Museum, The Carnegie International, the Venice Biennale, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the San Jose Museum of Art, among many others.
Artist's CV: http://website-artlogicwebsite0954.artlogic.net/usr/library/documents/main/artists/32/dql-cv-2025.pdf
Vietnamese-American artist Dinh Q. Lê was a distinguished artist in photography, film and installation and is considered one of Vietnam's most significant contemporary artists. His practice challenges how our memories are recalled and how society archives the evidence of human suffering. Le's work elucidates his commitment to the artistic process as a means of excavating history and the uncovering and revealing of alternate ideas of loss and redemption. As a child of the war and a migrant to the USA, his work was shaped by the lens of finding his identity through his individual and his country’s collective experience. Lê returned to Vietnam in 1993 and stayed until the sudden end of his life last year. Lê’s series of photo-weavings was initiated by his search of his real and imagined memories of the Vietnam war. His complex tapestries intertwine Vietnam movie images, found photographs and Buddhist icons to weave together his personal memories and how the war was perceived by the outside. His works have been exhibited at and/or collected by institutions worldwide including the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), the Tate Modern, The Mori Museum, The Carnegie International, the Venice Biennale, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the San Jose Museum of Art, among many others.
Artist's CV: http://website-artlogicwebsite0954.artlogic.net/usr/library/documents/main/artists/32/dql-cv-2025.pdf
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